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1 /* |
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2 * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. |
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4 * |
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5 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it |
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6 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as |
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7 * published by the Free Software Foundation. Sun designates this |
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8 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided |
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9 * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. |
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10 * |
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11 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT |
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12 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or |
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13 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License |
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14 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that |
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15 * accompanied this code). |
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16 * |
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17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version |
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18 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, |
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19 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. |
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20 * |
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21 * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, |
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22 * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or |
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23 * have any questions. |
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24 */ |
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25 |
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26 package javax.lang.model.element; |
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27 |
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28 /** |
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29 * An immutable sequence of characters. When created by the same |
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30 * implementation, objects implementing this interface must obey the |
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31 * general {@linkplain Object#equals equals contract} when compared |
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32 * with each other. Therefore, {@code Name} objects from the same |
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33 * implementation are usable in collections while {@code Name}s from |
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34 * different implementations may not work properly in collections. |
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35 * |
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36 * <p>An empty {@code Name} has a length of zero. |
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37 * |
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38 * <p>In the context of {@linkplain |
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39 * javax.annotation.processing.ProcessingEnvironment annotation |
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40 * processing}, the guarantees for "the same" implementation must |
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41 * include contexts where the {@linkplain javax.annotation.processing |
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42 * API mediated} side effects of {@linkplain |
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43 * javax.annotation.processing.Processor processors} could be visible |
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44 * to each other, including successive annotation processing |
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45 * {@linkplain javax.annotation.processing.RoundEnvironment rounds}. |
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46 * |
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47 * @author Joseph D. Darcy |
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48 * @author Scott Seligman |
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49 * @author Peter von der Ahé |
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50 * @see javax.lang.model.util.Elements#getName |
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51 * @since 1.6 |
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52 */ |
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53 public interface Name extends CharSequence { |
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54 /** |
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55 * Returns {@code true} if the argument represents the same |
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56 * name as {@code this}, and {@code false} otherwise. |
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57 * |
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58 * <p>Note that the identity of a {@code Name} is a function both |
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59 * of its content in terms of a sequence of characters as well as |
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60 * the implementation which created it. |
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61 * |
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62 * @param obj the object to be compared with this element |
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63 * @return {@code true} if the specified object represents the same |
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64 * name as this |
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65 * @see Element#equals |
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66 */ |
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67 boolean equals(Object obj); |
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68 |
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69 /** |
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70 * Obeys the general contract of {@link Object#hashCode Object.hashCode}. |
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71 * |
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72 * @see #equals |
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73 */ |
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74 int hashCode(); |
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75 |
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76 /** |
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77 * Compares this name to the specified {@code CharSequence}. The result |
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78 * is {@code true} if and only if this name represents the same sequence |
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79 * of {@code char} values as the specified sequence. |
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80 * |
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81 * @return {@code true} if this name represents the same sequence |
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82 * of {@code char} values as the specified sequence, {@code false} |
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83 * otherwise |
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84 * |
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85 * @param cs The sequence to compare this name against |
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86 * @see String#contentEquals(CharSequence) |
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87 */ |
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88 boolean contentEquals(CharSequence cs); |
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89 } |